NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Owensville, MO
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Owensville, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 49 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 49
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Owensville
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Owensville; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 47 mph winds when its centre passed 56 miles away. The record near Owensville begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Owensville has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The highest rating among the 49 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on December 31, 2010, came within 22 miles. Of the 49, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 24 have come since 2000. April and May have had the most tornadoes, 11 each. The most recent tornado was on March 14, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Owensville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 79 times since 1959, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 66% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Owensville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Owensville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 17 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Owensville: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Owensville
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s8(1 EF3+)
- 2000s6
- 1990s8(1 EF3+)
- 1980s9(1 EF3+)
- 1970s1
- 1960s4
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF3 | 22 mi | 11 mi | 2 / 6 |
| Jun 1, 1999 | F3 | 24 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1983 | F3 | 16 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | EF2 | 19 mi | 6.87 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 11, 2016 | EF2 | 22 mi | 4.43 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 29, 1984 | F2 | in town | 14 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Apr 16, 1982 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 16, 1982 | F2 | 21 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 7, 1980 | F2 | 10 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 1974 | F2 | 21 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 1960 | F2 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 1960 | F2 | 13 mi | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 49, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Owensville
The Storm Prediction Center has 79 hail reports within 10 miles of Owensville since 1959, made on 58 separate days. Of these, 48 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 15, 1971. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. April has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Owensville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rosebud, MO, 10 miles northeast of Owensville at 730 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 18°F. May is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 45.2 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 31 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 124 nights a year. Snowfall averages 14.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 45.2 inches is more than at 85 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (63%). Bland, 7 miles west, has its own station (Freedom, MO): 44.4 inches a year, 0.8 less than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 18 | 2.7 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Feb | 45 | 21 | 2.4 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Mar | 55 | 30 | 3.7 | 7 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 66 | 40 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 75 | 50 | 5.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 60 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 64 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 61 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 52 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 41 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 55 | 31 | 3.6 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 44 | 22 | 2.7 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Year | 65 | 41 | 45.2 | 74 | 14.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Rosebud, MO (730 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Owensville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 67 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Owensville: 56 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $170,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on October 17, 2012. December has had the most flash floods, 3 of 10. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 72 have had fewer than Owensville.
October 17, 2012: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Owensville — 2 injured.
June 26, 2008: lightning strike 3 miles from the centre of Owensville — 1 injured, $125,000 damage.
NWS: “Lightning struck a house in the Peaceful Valley Lake area around 530 am, but smoldered til around 10 am before neighbors saw the smoke. Fortunately no one was home at the time when the fire fully broke out.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Gasconade County, which includes Owensville, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 floods, 7 severe storms, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 3, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Gasconade County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.9 million a year, the 70th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.8 million (57%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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